hai aaine ke muqabil jo hu-ba-hu kya hai
ye mera rup nahin hai to jalwa-ru kya hai

mere badan ki ragon mein sharab ki surat
jo sar patakta guzarta hai ju-ba-ju kya hai

munafarat ke khasare mein khush-khiram rahe
sarisht-e-adam-e-khaki mein khu-ba-khu kya hai

magan hai aur kisi soch mein mera wijdan
main apne aap se makhfi hua hun tu kya hai

hatak hai baada-kashon ki badhaen dast-e-sharab
nazar se uth nahin pae to phir subu kya hai

hamein to koi tafarruq nazar nahin aata
sarab-e-mehr-e-tamanna ya mah-ru kya hai

tumhaara nam hai 'ashraf' sukhan-taraaz magar
tumhin kaho ki ye andaz-e-guftugu kya hai